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The Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth CircuitDistrict of Nebraska Branch |
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The Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth CircuitDistrict of Nebraska Branch |
Dr. John Wunder, Ph.D, J.D., official historian for the District of Nebraska, is working on a writing project commissioned by the Nebraska branch. Dr. Wunder anticipates great interest in this work from the University of Nebraska Press, and our arrangement with him permits him to market the work in exchange for a portion of the proceeds. A completion date is not fixed at this time.
The History PrizeOn March 27, 2002 the Nebraska branch announced the Judge Robert Van Pelt History Prize
Videotaped Interviews with JudgesChief Bankruptcy Judge Timothy J. Mahoney, Vice President of the Nebraska branch, agreed to oversee a project which involves videotaped interviews with Nebraska federal judges who have recently retired or taken senior status. Judge Mahoney will ask Professor Richard Shugrue, of the Creighton School of Law, to interview Judges Strom, Urbom, Cambridge and Beam. Professor Shugrue has performed this service in the past for both the Nebraska branch and the Bar Association utilizing the television production facilities at Creighton.
Archives ProjectAt the time judges retire or assume senior status, as the case may be, they are given a copy of the branch's " Resolution for Preservation of Historically Significant Materials."